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A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved
A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgic Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawless liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgick Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawlesse liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.
London: printed by R.I. for Andrew Crook, 1649
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. God opened their hearts to make these Laws in favour of Christians.
2. God opened their hearts to make these Lawes in favour of Christians.
3. They had experience of the favour of God by the prayers of Christians.
4. The Heathen Law in the Letter would prove that none should be rebuked, or argued against, whatever Religion he chose; Maximius proclaimed, That all men should use what Religion they like best, Eus. l. 9. c. 10. But 1. Maximius, out of natural pity, because he had before persecuted Christians, did this. 2. Diocletian and Maximianus took Churches from them, he restored them; hence followed peace till an. 130. The Council of Constantinople, 1. by Theodosius senior, Theodoret, l. 5• c. 7. Socrates, l. 5. c. 8. The Council of Ephesus, 1. By Theodos. junior. Evagrius, l. 1. c. 2. So Imperator Justinus. l. 44. ad Maenam Patriarcham de Monachis & Monasteriis separandis & de Episc. & cler. Eusebius de vita cons. l. 3. c. 25. Epistolam libella ad Synoda constitutionem. The Bishops of the second general Council (if there was any of them general) writ to the Emperor Theodosius, We desire your clemency, that you by your Letters would confirm the Decrees of the Council (of Chalcedon) and command that it be ratified and established: which he did. See also Constantius his power, prescribing to the Councils of Ariminum and Seleucia the subject matter they should treat upon, and commanded ten of each Council to come and give him an account of their proceedings. S•zomen, l. 4. c. 6. Theodosius and Valentin• command the Council of Ephesus to send them some Bishops to acquaint them with the causes and motives of their deliberations. Relatio Synodi Ephesinae, quae est tom. 1. concil. The second Council of Nice, which some call the seventh General Council, relate the like to the Emperor at Constantinople, Theodoret, l. 5. c. 8. Zonaras, tom. 3. anat. There be two edicts of the Emperors, Valentinian and Martian, confirming the